The Crucible John Hale Analysis

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Throughout the play, “The Crucible”, many characters come in and out, but one stood out the most. In the play, “The Crucible”, written by A. Miller the influential character is John Hale because he focuses on both sides of the story, he pursued the truth, and maintains the morals that he believes is right. The reason John Hale focuses on both sides of the story is because if one person said someone was a witch, he is not going to say “they are a witch so let them hang”; he is going to listen to the other person. When John first arrived in Salem, he was told that Tituba, a servant of Rev. Parris, was a witch. He went to converse with her instead of just executing her, like others were about to do. He listened to Tituba about what she had
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